Category: Token Records

Artist:
PTTRN

Title:
To Disappear Completely

Label:
Token Records

Cat#:
TOKEN99

Release Date:
26th March 2021

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Disappear 1

A2.
Disappear 2

A3.
Disappear 3

B1.
Disappear 4

B2.
Disappear 4
(Mike Parker Remix)

Press Info:
PTTRN follow up strong releases on labels like MindTrip and Float with a first high energy offering for Token. The record also marks Mike Parker’s first outing on the label with a stunning remix in his inimitable style.
A natural fit for Token, the Belgian duo serve up a neat package of rolling contemporary Techno – driven but dynamic and broad in terms of tone. The production is decidedly refined and riffs on the classic posits of the genre, making the very most of very little.

Opener Disappear 1 sets the scene: immediate, metallic material for the dance-floor and Disappear 2 doesn’t let the energy dip – a slice of pure peak time Techno executed with considerable deftness. Closing out the A side, Disappear 3 opens things up, a marginally more airy take on the same dense, rhythmic work. On the B side Disappear 4 goes deeper and more hypnotic but doesn’t lose the energy that defines the record before segueing into Parker’s remix – a powerful dose of the classic sound that has made the artist one of the true mainstays of the genre.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Disappear 4 (Mike Parker Remix)”

“Disappear 3”

Special:
“PTEXHIBIT: fifty”

Recommendations:
compilation “Fuga II” on Token Records
Truncate’s “DTW 2 LAX” on Token Records
Border One’s “Radon EP” on Token Records
compilation “Aphelion” on Token Records
“Eschaton EP” by Ancient Methods & Orphx on Token Records
Phase’ “Binary Opposition Reprocessed” on Token Records

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PTTRN
Token Records

Artist:
Truncate

Title:
DTW 2 LAX

Label:
Token Records

Cat#:
TOKEN98

Release Date:
05th February 2021

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
DTW 2 LAX V1

A2.
DTW 2 LAX V2

B1.
The Dawn

B2.
Minimize

Press Info:
David Flores’ raw, jacking sound refines the best bits of modern production whilst staying true to the core proponents of the Techno genre. His upcoming appearance on the label shows him in great form, channelling classic sounds in an elegant, reduced fashion.

Opener DTW 2 LAX V1 pairs a pitching sequence with dry drums and the careful arrangement of a pro. On the follow up, DTW 2 LAX V2 – Flores swaps out the immediacy of the 909 for a deeper 808 drum kit without any compromise on energy. On the flip The Dawn riffs on Hood-esque polyrhythms with frenetic, driven drum arrangement before closer Minimize offers a moment of psychedelic, heads-down introspection.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“DTW 2 LAX V2”

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Specials:
“Medellin Techno Podcast Episodio 035”

Recommendations:
“Parallel Series 4” by Developer | Truncate on Mote-Evolver
compilation “We Are Not Alone (Part 3)” w/ Truncate track on BPitch
compilation “Fuga II” on Token Records
Border One’s “Radon EP” on Token Records
compilation “Aphelion” on Token Records
Eschaton’s “Eschaton EP” on Token Records
Phase’s “Binary Opposition Reprocessed” on Token Records

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Websites:
Truncate
Token Records

Artist:
Various

Title:
Fuga II

Label:
Token Records

Cat#:
TOKEN97

Release Date:
27th November 2020

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist :
A1.
JRD
Purple Blades

A2.
Deniro
Silhouette

B1.
JSSL
Blush

B2.
ORBE
Motor

C1.
Pfirter
Cyclic Model

C2.
Dustin Zahn
The Organ Trail

D1.
The Lady Machine
Resilience

D2.
Arthur Robert
Illegal Gatherings

Press Info:
Following on from Fuga I, which featured music from new and exciting talents alongside more established players within the genre, the label presents its next incisive entry.

Spread across eight tracks once more, the release continues in the same vein as its predecessor presenting a collection of reduced techno recordings in equal parts atmospheric as they are functional.

As a compilation the release develops gently – JRD’s undulating workout Purple Blades opens proceedings, followed closely by Dutch Stalwart Deniro’s crisp riser Silhouette. Sleek reduction Blush, courtesy of JSSL, continues this soft increase in intensity before ORBE’s stylish, acid driven Motor opens things up properly into peak time territory. Argentinian Pfirter toys with big room kick drums and an outlandish rave lead on Cyclic Model, managing to deliver an occasionally misconceived combination with some considerable style – and Dustin Zahn turns in a compilation highlight with The Organ Trail, an incessant, heads-down workout. The Lady Machine keeps the energy up with Resilience, and Arthur Robert’s closer Illegal Gatherings provides an off-kilter conclusion to the compilation release.

Fuga II provides a continuation of the motifs and constructions explored in the first entry, advancing them to some degree and introducing new characters to Token, whilst maintaining a sense of cohesion within the series itself, and the label as a whole.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
Arthur Robert – “Illegal Gatherings”

JSSL – “Blush”

Dustin Zahn – “The Organ Trail”

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Video:
Deniro – “Silhouette”

Video made by the29nov films

Specials:
Arthur Robert – “at E25 in Quarantine”

Dustin Zahn – “Charlotte de Witte presents KNTXT: …”

Pfirter – “HYSPODCAST 015”

Deniro – “@ Digital DGTL 2020 12.04.2020”

The Lady Machine – “Lost In Ether | Podcast #175”

Recommendations:
Arthur Robert’s “Arrival (Part 2)” on Figure
Arthur Robert’s “Arrival (Part 1)” on Figure
Dustin Zahn’s “Take The Throne EP” on Rekids
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space (Remixed)” on MindTrip
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space” on MindTrip
Border One’s “Radon EP” on Token Records
Eschaton’s “Eschaton EP” on Token Records
Binary Opposition’s “Reprocessed” on Token Records
compilation “Aphelion” on Token Records

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Websites:
Token Records

Artist:
Border One

Title:
Radon EP

Label:
Token Records

Cat#:
TOKEN96

Release Date:
16th October 2020

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Tracer

A2.
Split

B1.
Nuclide

B2.
Radon

Press Info:
Border One debuts on Token with the Radon EP.

The artist’s first outing on the label gathers up four more floor focused recordings, whilst maintaining the rich, low-sunk atmospherics characteristic of so much of his popular work. Dense and propulsive, the EP majors on leftfield sound design, with synth abstractions underpinned by warm, pulsating polyrhythms.

Opener Tracer sets the tone for the record with sleek, swung sequences sparring and panning off one another. Each component shifts and develops neatly over its run time lending the recording an exciting live element. Split, the EP’s most obvious main room missive, strikes from the first kick drum – classy and well worked, the recording marries tight snare rolls & a tripped out breakdown without losing any sense of style. Nuclide opens the B side, and continues in this same, effervescent vein – channelling pure peak time energy. Title track Radon closes the EP – a stunning exercise in purist techno that places its emphasis on a single repetition to great effect, buoying the work with occasional flourishes that serve to propel the track on towards its end. A top tier release from a certified talent within the contemporary Techno genre.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Split”

Video:
“Tracer ”

Video made by the29nov films

Special:
“Artaphine Series 051”

Recommendations:
Border One’s “Host EP” on Border One Records
Border One’s “Samadhi EP” on Knowledge Imprint
Border One’s “Restless EP” on SK_Eleven
Border One’s “Abyssal EP” on Border One Records
Border One’s “Insight EP” on Wolfskuil Records
Border One’s “Restive EP” on Escapism
Border One’s “Unspoken Voices EP” on Invite Records
Border One’s “Despair EP” on Form And Function
Border One’s “Throw EP” on Ressort Imprint

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Token Records @ Bandcamp
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Booking:
Border One

Websites:
Border One
Token Records